Robert Louis Stevenson Research Paper

Robert Louis Stevenson was a highly praised Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and dramatist in the nineteenth century. His work is enjoyed by many varying audiences, from children to adults. His style of writing was more Romantic, with adventurous stories with pirates and danger. He is said to have played a big part in bringing back Romantic writing. His books have a lot of action, complex plots, and interesting characters.

He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. As a child, Stevenson had many respiratory issues, which caused him to miss a lot of school. These issues later became tuberculosis, so he was weak and fragile for most of his life. His father was a lighthouse builder and engineer. He was later entered into the University of Edinburgh to study to be a lighthouse engineer like his father wanted and expected of him, however, young Robert Stevenson truly wanted to be a writer. Robert was miserable there, so he would attend University irregularly and constantly misbehaved. This caused a lot of tension between Stevenson and his father when he finally told his family of his dream to become an author. His father eventually sent Stevenson to the Scotland bar to study law because of his son’s poor performance at

This genre for him was displayed in Stevenson’s “early boy’s” novels and his poetry. His most popular and acclaimed work is Treasure Island, which was published in 1883. This novel told an action-packed tale of murderous pirates and treasure. Many of his other books, such as Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 (1886), and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), were also bestsellers and are still widely enjoyed today by many audiences. He was also considered one of the most popular and most praised author of the late nineteenth